Longtime Maine prosecutor retires

AUGUSTA, Maine (AP) — Maine state prosecutor Alan Kelley has retired after 33 years on the job.

The 62-year-old Kelley has most recently been acting district attorney for Kennebec and Somerset counties.

Kelley had been the go-to attorney for years in Kennebec County, taking on difficult cases involving more serious crimes and specializing in prosecuting people charged with child sexual abuse.

He tells the Kennebec Journal (http://bit.ly/10NmOVG ) among his greatest accomplishments is his office's establishment of the Children's Advocacy Center, located at MaineGeneral Medical Center's Waterville campus.

Kelley is not disappearing. He'll soon start a job as assistant counsel at the Maine Board of Overseers of the Bar, an independent agency overseeing attorney conduct.

Former state legislator Maeghan Maloney, who beat Kelley in a Democratic primary, takes over the district attorney's office this week.

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Information from: Kennebec Journal, http://www.kjonline.com/

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